Template:Infobox election Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1967, to elect members of the 104 constituencies in Punjab, India. It resulted in a hung Assembly with the Indian National Congress as the largest party with 48 seats.
Voter statistics
1968 Indian Punjab political crisis
| Title | MEN | WOMEN | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of electors | 3406064 | 2904999 | 6311063 |
| No. of electors who voted | 2502570 | 1989796 | 4492366 |
| Polling percentage | 73.47% | 68.50% | 71.18% |
| S.No. | Title | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | No. of valid votes | 24468090 |
| 2. | No. of votes rejected | 1391425 |
| 3. | No. of polling stations | 6866 |
| 4. | Average no. of electors
per polling station |
919 |
| 5. | Men contestants | 594 |
| 6. | Women contestants | 8 |
| 7. | Total contestants | 602 |
| 8. | Elected men | 102 |
| 9. | Elected women | 2 |
Political parties
List of participating political parties in Punjab assembly election in 1967
| S. No. | Party abbreviation | Party |
|---|---|---|
| National Parties | ||
| 1. | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 4. | BJS | Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| 5 | PSP | Praja Socialist Party |
| 6 | RPI | Republic Party of India |
| 7 | SSP | Sanghata Socialist Party |
| 8 | SWA | Swatantra Party |
| State Parties | ||
| 9 | ADM | Akali Dal Master Tara Singh Group |
| 10 | ADS | Akali Dal Sant Fateh Singh Group |
| Independents | ||
| 11 | IND | Independents |
Results
Results by constituency
| Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Category | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| 1 | Muktsar | (SC) | Guruev Singh | Template:Party name with color | 18028 | Matu Ram | Template:Party name with color | 15939 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 2089 | ||
| 2 | Gidderbaha | GEN | Harcharan Singh Brar | Template:Party name with color | 21692 | Parkash Singh Badal | Template:Party name with color | 21635 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 57 | ||
| 3 | Malout | GEN | Gurmit Singh | Template:Party name with color | 13046 | Pritam Singh | Template:Party name with color | 11562 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 1484 | ||
| 4 | Lambi | (SC) | S. Chand | Template:Party name with color | 11982 | Dana Ram | Template:Party name with color | 8327 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 3655 | ||
| 5 | Abohar | GEN | Satya Dev | Template:Party name with color | 21724 | Chandi Ram | Template:Party name with color | 15029 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 6695 | ||
| 6 | Fazilka | GEN | Radha Krishan | Template:Party name with color | 20048 | Aad Lal | Template:Party name with color | 13011 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 7037 | ||
| 7 | Jalalabad | GEN | Prem Singh | Template:Party name with color | 20046 | Lajinder Singh | Template:Party name with color | 19378 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 668 | ||
| 8 | Guru Har Sahai | GEN | B. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15361 | Daulat Rai | Template:Party name with color | 14189 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 1172 | ||
| 9 | Firozpur | GEN | Gardhara Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15419 | Balmukand | Template:Party name with color | 9029 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 6390 | ||
| 10 | Firozpur Cantonment | GEN | M. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 12127 | R. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 10560 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 1567 | ||
| 11 | Zira | GEN | Harcharan Singh | Template:Party name with color | 21494 | Metab Singh | Template:Party name with color | 20622 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 872 | ||
| 12 | Dharamkot | GEN | Lachhman Singh Gill | Template:Party name with color | 15204 | R. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 16733 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 5901 | ||
| 13 | Nihal Singh Wala | (SC) | Munsha Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15204 | Saggar Singh | Template:Party name with color | 10720 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 4484 | ||
| 14 | Moga | GEN | Nachhatar Singh | Template:Party name with color | 16847 | Roop Lal | Template:Party name with color | 11433 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 5414 | ||
| 15 | Bhagha Purana | GEN | C. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 22170 | C. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 17027 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 5143 | ||
| 16 | Khadoor Sahib | GEN | Jathedar Mohan Singh Nagoke | Template:Party name with color | 22443 | A. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 21565 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 878 | ||
| 17 | Patti | GEN | R. Kaur | Template:Party name with color | 26273 | Jaswant Singh | Template:Party name with color | 13677 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 12596 | ||
| 18 | Valtoha | GEN | H. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 21249 | U. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15985 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 5264 | ||
| 19 | Attari | (SC) | S. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15844 | Darshan Singh | Template:Party name with color | 11624 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 4220 | ||
| 20 | Tarn Taran | GEN | H. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 24496 | N.S.S. Puri | Template:Party name with color | 20610 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 3886 | ||
| By Polls in 1967 | Tarn Taran | GEN | Manjinder Singh | Template:Party name with color | 30081 | Dilbag Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15880 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 14201 | ||
| 21 | Beas | GEN | S. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 20401 | K. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 12148 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 8253 | ||
| 22 | Jandiala | (SC) | A. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 16005 | Tara Singh | Template:Party name with color | 12499 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 3506 | ||
| 23 | Amritsar East | GEN | Dr. Baldev Prakash | Template:Party name with color | 19750 | I. Nath | Template:Party name with color | 15124 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 4626 | ||
| 24 | Amritsar South | GEN | Harbans Lal Khanna | Template:Party name with color | 17023 | Kirpal Singh | Template:Party name with color | 16320 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 703 | ||
| 25 | Amritsar Central | GEN | Balram Das Tandon | Template:Party name with color | 22404 | J.I. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 13256 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 9148 | ||
| 26 | Amritsar West | GEN | Satya Pal Dang | Template:Party name with color | 23339 | G.G.S. Mussafir | Template:Party name with color | 13368 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 9971 | ||
| 27 | Verka | (SC) | K. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 14940 | G. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 13354 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 1586 | ||
| 28 | Majitha | GEN | Parkash Kaur | Template:Party name with color | 28002 | Parkash Singh | Template:Party name with color | 18584 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 9418 | ||
| 29 | Ajnala | GEN | Dalip Singh | Template:Party name with color | 20932 | I. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 12385 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 8547 | ||
| 30 | Fatehgarh Sahib | GEN | N. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 18570 | J. Singh | Template:Party name with color | 17081 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 1489 | ||
| 31 | Batala | GEN | Mohan Lal | Template:Party name with color | 18528 | Rattan Lal | Template:Party name with color | 13722 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 4806 | ||
| 32 | Sri Hargobindpur | GEN | Satnam Singh | Template:Party name with color | 15278 | Karam Singh | Template:Party name with color | 11722 | style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" | 3556 | ||
| 33 | Qadian | GEN | S. Singh | M | INC | 18126 | B. Singh | M | CPI | 6748 | |
| 34 | Dhariwal | GEN | S. Singh | M | INC | 15067 | U. Singh | M | IND | 10752 | |
| 35 | Gurdaspur | GEN | P. Chandra | M | INC | 16741 | M. Singh | M | ADS | 13546 | |
| 36 | Dina Nagar | (SC) | J. Muni | M | INC | 13464 | S. Pal | M | BJS | 12309 | |
| 37 | Narot Mehra | (SC) | S. Singh | M | INC | 16452 | R. Chand | M | BJS | 13764 | |
| 38 | Pathankot | GEN | C. Ram | M | BJS | 18142 | B. Lal | M | INC | 14958 | |
| 39 | Balachaur | GEN | B. Ram | M | INC | 20687 | D. Chand | M | IND | 19466 | |
| 40 | Garhshankar | GEN | Capt. R. Singh | M | INC | 20412 | D. Singh | M | CPI | 13478 | |
| 41 | Mahilpur | (SC) | G. Singh | M | INC | 18973 | K. Singh | M | ADM | 10477 | |
| 42 | Hoshiarpur | GEN | B. Singh | M | SSP | 16027 | Balkrishan | M | INC | 12669 | |
| 43 | Sham Chaurasi | (SC) | G. Dass | M | INC | 14656 | Devraj | M | CPM | 11241 | |
| 44 | Tanda | GEN | J. Singh | M | RPI | 11969 | A. Singh | M | INC | 10697 | |
| 45 | Dasuya | GEN | R.P. Dass | M | IND | 15539 | D. Singh | M | IND | 11958 | |
| 46 | Mukerian | GEN | B. Nath | M | IND | 17451 | R. Ram | M | INC | 12382 | |
| 47 | Kapurthala | GEN | K. Singh | M | INC | 18976 | B.H. Singh | M | IND | 12083 | |
| 48 | Sultanpur | GEN | B. Singh | M | INC | 17743 | A. Singh | M | ADM | 15211 | |
| 49 | Phagwara | (SC) | S. Ram | M | INC | 14943 | G. Ram | M | IND | 11547 | |
| 50 | Jullundur North | GEN | L.C. Suberwal | M | BJS | 19613 | G. Saini | M | INC | 15374 | |
| 51 | Jullundur South | GEN | Manmohan | M | BJS | 19138 | Yashpal | M | INC | 14222 | |
| 52 | Jullundur Cantonment | GEN | R. Singh | M | IND | 11763 | B. Raj | M | IND | 9473 | |
| 53 | Adampur | GEN | D. Singh | M | INC | 17485 | K. Singh | M | CPI | 16989 | |
| 54 | Kartarpur | (SC) | P. Ram | M | RPI | 18708 | G. Singh | M | INC | 16000 | |
| 55 | Jamsher | (SC) | D. Singh | M | INC | 11808 | M. Singh | M | IND | 9185 | |
| 56 | Nakodar | GEN | D. Singh | M | IND | 11755 | U. Singh | M | INC | 8437 | |
| 57 | Nur Mahal | GEN | D. Singh | M | INC | 23230 | T. Singh | M | CPI | 16451 | |
| 58 | Bara Pind | GEN | H.S. Surjit | M | CPM | 18078 | P. Singh | M | INC | 15946 | |
| 59 | Banga | (SC) | H. Ram | M | ADS | 16368 | J. Ram | M | INC | 15293 | |
| 60 | Nawanshahr | GEN | D. Singh | M | INC | 22048 | H. Singh | M | ADS | 14094 | |
| 61 | Phillaur | GEN | A. Singh | M | INC | 17267 | G. Singh | M | CPM | 9510 | |
| 62 | Jagraon | GEN | G. Singh | M | INC | 20660 | D. Singh | M | ADS | 18173 | |
| 63 | Raikot | GEN | J. Singh | M | ADS | 28912 | S. Singh | M | INC | 16947 | |
| 64 | Qila Raipur | GEN | G. Singh | M | ADS | 25488 | A. Singh | M | INC | 20034 | |
| 65 | Dakha | (SC) | J. Singh | M | INC | 18060 | B. Singh | M | ADS | 16903 | |
| 66 | Ludhiana North | GEN | K. Chand | M | BJS | 22785 | T. Dass | M | INC | 12055 | |
| 67 | Ludhiana South | GEN | V.A. Vishwanath | M | BJS | 14482 | J. Pall | M | INC | 11194 | |
| 68 | Kum Kalan | GEN | G.M. Singh | M | INC | 17655 | M. Singh | M | ADS | 16921 | |
| 69 | Payal | GEN | G. Singh | M | INC | 24505 | B. Singh | M | ADS | 20027 | |
| 70 | Khanna | (SC) | G. Singh | M | RPI | 16617 | B. Singh | M | INC | 12371 | |
| 71 | Samrala | GEN | J. Singh | M | ADS | 27719 | A. Singh | M | INC | 20320 | |
| 72 | Nangal | GEN | S. Parasher | F | INC | 10733 | B. Singh | M | BJS | 7737 | |
| 73 | Anandpur | GEN | J. Singh | M | INC | 12016 | S. Singh | M | ADS | 9768 | |
| 74 | Rupar | GEN | G. Singh | M | INC | 21314 | S. S. Josh | M | CPI | 13288 | |
| 75 | Morinda | (SC) | P. S. Azad | M | INC | 18852 | R. Singh | M | CPM | 12377 | |
| 76 | Kharar | GEN | B. Singh | M | ADS | 15429 | N. S. Talib | M | INC | 14830 | |
| 77 | Banur | GEN | P. Singh | M | INC | 18595 | P. Singh | M | IND | 18086 | |
| 78 | Rajpura | GEN | S. Parkash | M | INC | 11623 | K. Singh | M | ADM | 7932 | |
| 79 | Raipur | GEN | S. Kapur | M | INC | 19073 | B. Singh | M | SWA | 13337 | |
| 80 | Patiala | GEN | S. Singh | M | ADM | 13778 | O. Parkash | M | BJS | 11541 | |
| 81 | Dakala | GEN | Y. Singh | M | IND | 28827 | R. Singh | M | CPI | 3297 | |
| 82 | Samana | (SC) | B. Lal | M | IND | 14549 | H. Singh | M | INC | 12228 | |
| 83 | Nabha | GEN | N. Singh | M | IND | 24135 | G. Singh | M | INC | 14629 | |
| 84 | Amloh | (SC) | B. Singh | M | INC | 14629 | S. Singh | M | ADS | 13146 | |
| 85 | Sirhind | GEN | J. Singh | M | ADM | 13871 | R. Singh | M | ADS | 12028 | |
| 86 | Dhuri | GEN | T. Singh | M | INC | 17829 | J. Singh | M | CPM | 16556 | |
| 87 | Malerkotla | GEN | H. H. N. I. A. Khan | M | INC | 22090 | N. Mohammad | M | ADS | 15307 | |
| 88 | Sherpur | (SC) | K. Singh | M | ADS | 23490 | L. Singh | M | INC | 10200 | |
| 89 | Barnala | GEN | S. Singh | M | ADS | 24271 | R. Singh | M | INC | 10119 | |
| 90 | Bhadaur | (SC) | B. Singh | M | CPI | 14748 | G. Singh | M | INC | 8287 | |
| 91 | Dhanaula | GEN | H. Singh | M | CPM | 21192 | B. H. Singh | M | INC | 11228 | |
| 92 | Sangrur | GEN | J. Singh | M | ADS | 14233 | G. Singh | M | INC | 13437 | |
| 93 | Sunam | GEN | G. Singh | M | ADS | 20027 | N. Ram | M | BJS | 8671 | |
| 94 | Lehra | GEN | B. Bhan | M | INC | 26377 | B. Lal | M | IND | 10340 | |
| 95 | Sardulgarh | GEN | H. Singh | M | ADS | 22167 | K. Singh | M | INC | 19050 | |
| 96 | Budhlada | GEN | G. Singh | M | INC | 19621 | T. Singh | M | ADS | 16977 | |
| 97 | Mansa | GEN | J. Singh | M | CPI | 14466 | H. Singh | M | INC | 11864 | |
| 98 | Talwandi Sabo | GEN | D. Singh | M | ADS | 21148 | G. Singh | M | INC | 10106 | |
| 99 | Pakka Kalan | GEN | K. Singh | M | ADS | 19968 | T. Singh | M | INC | 15865 | |
| 100 | Bhatinda | GEN | F. Chand | M | IND | 26356 | H. Lal | M | INC | 14921 | |
| 101 | Phul | GEN | H. Singh | M | INC | 19826 | B. Singh | M | CPI | 17925 | |
| 102 | Nathana | (SC) | H. Singh | M | ADS | 21061 | K. Singh | M | INC | 7615 | |
| 103 | Kotkapura | GEN | H. Singh | M | ADS | 23907 | M. Singh | M | INC | 14185 | |
| 104 | Faridkot | (SC) | B. Singh | M | ADS | 16273 | S. Singh | M | INC | 12771 | |
Government formation
After result Gurnam Singh formed the government by making an alliance called People's United Front with other political parties, but in November 1967 Lashman Singh Gill with 16 MLAs defected and with the support of Indian National Congress formed government which lasted till August 1968.
See also
References
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Election Punjab 1967. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1967. www.elections.in.